EDC 430 F14 WK 07 2014-10-27

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Agenda for Class 07:Monday, October 27, 2014

Goal(s) for Class

  • Share a lesson for our units; Plan another one.

Activities

  • While you wait
  • Announcements/Administrativia
    • ST Paperwork
    • Opportunity: RISTA study group forming to read through NGSS Framework. Would you like to do this as a class?
  • Sharing
    • What did you see in your classrooms?
    • What concerns do you have?
    • What teaching and science topics did you research?
    • What do you have to share with us?
    • Reactions to Esquith? Tell us what you liked about your favorite chapter.
  • How are you organizing your PKB?
    • Tip sheet: Organize your Notebook!
  • Student Lessons
    • Share your format; What concerns do you have?
  • Break
  • Review: What does the NGSS say about Evolution and Genetics?
  • Worksession: Lesson Planning
    • Work on lesson plan and materials related to inheritance or evolution.

Homework

  • Observation
    • No reflection due this week.
  • Reading
  • Research
    • Explore Edutopia, TEDTalks, or The Science Teacher, Educational Leadership, or Pi Delta Kappan to locate and summarize at least TEN MORE articles on one of these topics:
      • Motivating students
      • Passionate Teaching
      • Project-based Teaching
      • Growth vs Fixed Mindset
      • Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation
      • Metacognition - Teaching Thinking Skills
      • 21st Century Skills
      • Classroom Questioning: Suggested Reference from Edutopia
    • Explore ScienceDaily.com Use the webclipper to gather at least 10 science articles related to a science topic that we decide on in class.
  • Writing
    • Write another lesson for our unit plans by applying one of the ideas from the Trowbridge reading. Use the Lesson Plan Template in our Shared Notebook. Include necessary instructional materials to teach this topic. Be ready to explain how you applied the model or approach in your lesson.
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